Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines

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Overview

In its 43rd year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from other carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by nearly 45,000 Employees to more than 100 million Customers annually. Southwest is the nation's largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded and operates the largest fleet of Boeing aircraft in the world to serve 96 destinations in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and five near-international countries via wholly owned subsidiary, AirTran Airways. Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world, known for its triple bottom line approach that takes into account the carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of its People and the communities it serves, and its commitment to efficiency and the planet. The 2012 Southwest Airlines One Report™ can be found at southwest.com/citizenship.

Highlights

Founded

1971

Industry

Public Transportation

Employees

10001+

Investment

2

Lead Investment

2

Exits

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Stages

N/A

Investor Type

N/A

Location

United States, North America

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Southwest Airlines, established in 1971 and headquartered in United States, North America., specializes in investments across Air Transportation, Biofuel, Fuel, Financial Services, Finance, Venture Capital, Impact Investing. Their recent investments include LanzaJet, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund. The highest investment round they participated in was $5.2B. Among their most notable exits are LanzaJet and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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John Parker

Senior Manager - Network Strategy & Airline Partnerships

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DAVID W. BIEGLER

Board Of Director

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Adarsh Pradeep

Cybersecurity Analyst

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Brooks Thomas

Communication Advisor

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Gary Kelly

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

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Robert E. Jordan

CEO, CCO & EVP Corporate Services

Investment portfolio

Southwest Airlines has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Feb 28, 2024, when LanzaJet raised $100.0M.

investments

2

Diversity investments

1

Lead investments

2

Number of exits

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Investments

2

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Jul 10, 2018--50.0K
Feb 28, 2024
LanzaJet LanzaJet
Air Transportation100.0M

Exits

0

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

2

Investors

1

Funds

0

Funding Rounds

2

Southwest Airlines has raised 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 28, 2024 from a Corporate Round - LanzaJet round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Jul 10, 2018
Grant - Rethreaded Grant - Rethreaded
-50.0K-
Feb 28, 2024
Corporate Round - LanzaJet Corporate Round - LanzaJet
-100.0M-

Investors

1

Southwest Airlines is funded by 1 investor(s). Elliott Investment Management Kantor is the most recent investors.

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
Elliott Investment Management Elliott Investment Management
Yes
Post-IPO Equity - Southwest Airlines
1900.0M

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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